Boy & the World
2014
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Synopsis
Suffering because of his father's departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by bug-engines and strange beings. An unusual animation with various artistic techniques that portrays the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child.
Boy & the World (2014) is a 1h 20min animation feature film by Alê Abreu. Suffering because of his father's departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world...
Key facts
Cast
Vinicius Garcia, Lu Horta, Marco Aurélio Campos, Felipe Zilse, Alê Abreu, Cassius Romero, Nestor Chiesse, Alfredo Rollo
Original language
Portuguese
First release
January 17, 2014 (Brazil)
Awards
Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film, CICFF Programmer's Choice Award
Crew
Screenplay
Alê Abreu
Producer
Tita Tessler
Editing
Alê Abreu
Music
Gustavo Kurlat, Ruben Feffer
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2016 academy_award
- San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2015 generic
- Village Voice Film Poll 2015 generic
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2014 generic - Ani Fanta
- Seattle International Film Festival 2014 generic
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2013 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Brazil | January 17, 2014 |
| Theatrical | France | October 8, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | November 6, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Greece | December 18, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | March 13, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Italy | October 15, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 11, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Germany | December 17, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 19, 2016 |
| Streaming | Japan | March 18, 2016 |
| Streaming | Brazil | July 30, 2021 |
| Classification | Germany | 0 |
| Classification | United States | PG |
Full credits
| Director | Alê Abreu |
| Cast | Vinicius Garcia (Kid (voice)), Lu Horta (Mother (voice)), Marco Aurélio Campos (Father (voice)), Felipe Zilse (Young Boy (voice)), Alê Abreu (Old Man (voice)), Cassius Romero (Dog (voice)), Nestor Chiesse (Colonel (voice)), Alfredo Rollo (News Anchor (voice)), Patrícia Pichamone (News Anchor (voice)), Melissa Garcia ((voice)) |
| Screenplay | Alê Abreu |
| Producer | Tita Tessler |
| Editing | Alê Abreu |
| Music | Gustavo Kurlat, Ruben Feffer |
| Sound | Pedro Lima |
Additional data: TMDB.
